[lug] TP-Link WN722N USB wireless adapter not working, Ubuntu 10.04

[Jeffrey S. Haemer]

John,

That didn't work either, but thanks!  Two more things tried.

On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 2:21 PM, John Hernandez <jph at jph.net> wrote:

> You can try some of the advice found here regarding module blacklisting and
> so forth;
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Driver/Atheros
>
> On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 2:10 PM, Jeffrey S. Haemer <
> jeffrey.haemer at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I bought a TP-Link TL-WN722N on Amazon because it got good reviews and one
>> reviewer said it worked with Ubuntu 10.04 (LTS) out of the box.  Plus, well,
>> you know, ... it was on sale.
>>
>> It arrived. I plugged it in. No wireless.
>>
>> Rats.
>>
>> Took it to work and tried a second Ubuntu 10.04 box. Still nothing.
>>  Googled a bit, then downloaded and installed an Atheros driver.  Zilch.
>> Bupkus. Nothing.
>>
>> $ *lsusb*
>> ...
>> Bus 001 Device 009: ID 0cf3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc.
>> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
>> $ *lsmod | grep ath*
>> ath9k_htc              52965  0
>> mac80211              258456  1 ath9k_htc
>> ath9k_common            2443  1 ath9k_htc
>> ath9k_hw              285304  2 ath9k_htc,ath9k_common
>> ath                    14236  2 ath9k_htc,ath9k_hw
>> cfg80211              162056  3 ath9k_htc,mac80211,ath
>> compat                 19219  3 ath9k_htc,mac80211,cfg80211
>> compat_firmware_class     6200  1 ath9k_htc
>> led_class               2864  2 ath9k_htc,compat
>>
>>
>> I suppose it could just be a dud, right?  Before I just return it, anyone
>> have other suggestions or advice?  I'll bring it to Hacking Society tonight
>> to see if someone there knows, too.
>>
>> The vendor's phone support wasn't helpful.
>>
>> "What operating system?"
>>
>> "Ubuntu 10.04."
>>
>> "No. What operating system?  Windows XP, Windows 7, ..."
>>
>> "Linux."
>>
>> "Okay.  We work with Linux.  Are you getting wireless?"
>>
>> "No. Do you have someone there who can help with Linux?"
>>
>> "Wait.  I will ask"  [hold music]  "No. We do not support Linux.  You must
>> call Linux for support."
>>
>> --
>> Jeffrey Haemer <jeffrey.haemer at gmail.com>
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>>
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-- 
Jeffrey Haemer <jeffrey.haemer at gmail.com>
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